The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-25

my chin, for some time keeping me from
sinking, until | had rested and gained
strength; he blessed me and said
Bro her Heber. you shall now have
strength to swim ashore, Iagain be
gan to swim, and it appeared as thougt
evsrv time | stretched forth my armi
and feet, l would move rods at each
stroke. ard continued doing 80 until
reacht land
This oreaAl, coming as such dreams
gen rally do, in q season OF deep de
preston, was as a spring OF pure water
In the desert TO the parched lips of the
weary traveller, AS a promise OF sue
cess, it WAS amply verined in the sub,
lfo5adarof the British mission. Rods
at q stroke" is indeed a str1kingly ap
propriate figure. illustrating the labors
| In the vineyard of this faithful and
mighty servant Of the Lord.
"GO to Preston" said the Spirit OF
the Lori, and to Preston they went &C
cord ngly. The day after their arrival
there, being the Sabbath, the brethren
on the invitation of the Rev. James
Fielding, all repaired to Yauxhall
| Chapel, where he held forth from his
| own pulpit. I'VE sat be ore him, "
says Heller, f"praying to the Lord to
open up the. way for US to preach. !"
At the close of the service, the reverend
gentleman. of his own accord, for no
| one had requested it gave notice that
an elder of the Latter day Saints would
preach in his chapel at three O'Clock in
the afternoon. The news spread
rapidly, and large congregation as
sembled at the appointed hour, to hear
the elders from America.
The first speaker was Heber G. Kim
ball. Says he: Il declared that an
angel had visited the earth, and COM
mitted the everlasting gospel to man :;
called their attention to the first prin-
oiples OF the gospel; and gave them q
brief history Of the nature of the WORK
which the Lord had commenced on the
earth; after which Elder Hyde bore
testimony to, the same, which was re-
ceiyed by many with whom | Afterwards
cOnve. sed they cried glory TO God and
rejoiced that the Lord had sent His ser
wants unto them. Thus was the key
turned and the gospel dispensation
opened on the first Sabbath after land
ing in England"
Another appoir tment was given ont
for the brethren in the evening, wh+u
Elder G0odson preached, and Jose2n
Fielding bore testimony; and still
another for the Wednesday night fol
lowing, when Apostle Hyde held forth
and Elder Richards added his testi-
moDy. TheSchapel was filed to over
flowing, and many we're "pricked in
tGeirs hearts," bang convinced of the
truth and begap 70 praise God and re
joice exceedingly as@E ~
Thus was tbs first ope2ing male for
the pres ching OF the gospel in the
British Isles and. on The continent Of
Europe. Thus it waste use the
Reverend FieIding's famous phrase
that -" KlmbaH bored the holes, Goodson
drove the nails and Hyde cliDched
them. =" 81 a7aHx} ,sgI1
Meanwhile, the powers OF darkness
had taken counsel against these ser
wants of the Lord. Not without
would Satan loose his hold, and
permit the gates Of salvation to open
Tor the eastern, as they had already
opened foT $he western hemisphere. The
egd one had s6en that the Church i'll
Am rica was trembling on the verga of
To give il fresh impetus,
and infuse new life into the seemingly
sinking system, MAS the object, of the
apostles missionto the shores Of Albion
Fhe opening Of that mission 1t was
Satan fell purpose to thwart. and for
Which be was now gathering, far and
near, the embattled hosts Of hell.
'On Saturday evening"" says Heber |
D. Kim ball, ait was agreed that should |
go forward and bAptize, the next morn
ng, IN the river Ribble, which runs |
through Preston.
by this time the adversary OF souIS |
began to rage, AID he felt determined to |
destroy us before We had fully es
ablisied the kingdom of God in that |
and, and toe next morning I Witnessed
! scene OF Satanic power and influence
which shall never forget.
Sunday, July 30th, about daybreak,
Elder Isaac Russell (who had been ap-
pointed to preach on the obelisk in
Preston Square, that dsy,) who slept
With Elder Richards in the second story
II our lodgings in Wilfred Street, came
Up to the third story, where Elder Hyde
md myself were sleeping, and called
tut. Brother Kimball, I want you
hould get up and pray for me, that [
nay be delivered from the evil spirits
hat are tormenting me to such degree
hat 4 feel cannot live long, unless |
btaln relief | had been sleeping on
AS uASh vi GLS OSO. lmmeQiAteIV
rose, slipped Of 81 the foot of the bed.
nd passed round t. whore he was.
;lder Hyde threw bis feet out. and Sat
p in the bed and we laid hands on
i'm, being mouth, and prayed that 4
ne L9rd would have mercy on him S
nd rebuked the devil. While thus en- G
aged, l was struck with great force by {
ome invisible pewer, and fell senseless I
II the floor. The first thing recoI~ r
cted was being supported by Elders a
Iyde aHd Richards, who were Drawing g
n me; Elder Richards having followed p
ussel uD TO my room. Elders HYDE a
nd Richards then assis ted nae to eeton +
re bed. but my agony was GO great / a
'uId not endure IL, and l arose, bowed "
y knees and prayed. then arose IL
Id sat up on the bed, when q vision b
as opened to our minds, and We could e
snnctiy see the evil spirits, who ii
amed and CRASHED their teeth at rs
e gaEed upon them about an hour VI
If half (by Wizards watch J We al
ere not looking towards The window OF
It towards the wall. Space appeared fe
fore us, aud We saw the devils coming Iii
legions. with their leaders, who came e
thin few feet o: Us. They csme to- in
srds US Ike armies rushing to battle =.